Xinhua
14 Jun 2021, 12:14 GMT+10
NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally rose to 29,510,410 on Monday, with as many as 70,421 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, said the federal health ministry.
Besides, 3,921 COVID-19 patients died since Sunday morning, taking the death toll to 374,305.
This was the seventh consecutive day when less than 100,000 cases were registered across the country, after peaking to over 400,000 for several days in April-May which was dubbed as the pandemic's second wave. (India-COVID-19 cases)
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Sunday confirmed 1,019 new COVID-19 cases, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Monday.
According to the NCOC, a department leading Pakistan's campaign against the pandemic, the country's number of overall cases had risen to 942,189, which include 878,740 recovered patients. (Pakistan-COVID-19 cases)
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NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated his new Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett.
Modi also expressed his eagerness to meet Bennett for further deepening the bilateral relationship.
"Congratulations on accepting your new position as Prime Minister of Israel. In anticipation of the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic relations upgrade next year, I look forward to meeting with you and deepening the strategic relations," tweeted Modi. (India-Israel-Congratulations)
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TOKYO -- Japan Airlines Co. on Monday began providing on-site COVID-19 vaccinations for its employees, with the move coming a day after All Nippon Airways Co. started its own inoculation drive becoming the first business in Japan to begin workplace vaccinations.
Both airlines started to administer the inoculations at Tokyo's Haneda airport, with crew on international flights being given priority for the jabs. (Japan-Airlines-Inoculation drive)
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